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Hello all! I’m so sorry I’ve been absent for so long. This past month has been pretty crazy. I’ve taken two big out of state trips, had a family emergency that turned out just fine (thankfully!), started another course, and caught a cold. Not necessarily in that order, but definitely all in the past month! Anyway, the next few months are looking decidedly less crazy, so hopefully blogging will be back to normal.

Of those two out of state trips, one of them was of course Star Wars Celebration VI! This year was just as amazing as two years ago. I wore some crazy things, saw a lot of amazing costumes and props and sets, watched Carrie Fisher sing the Life Day song from the Christmas Special, and Mark Hamill do a full monologue as the Joker. Oh and Seth Green made a DuJour reference. And the Emperor attacked us with force lightning. I’m having a hard time squeezing all the awesome into one little space, but suffice to say that everything was so cool.

Anyway, I finished that Death Star dress! There were quite a few complications, but everything turned out just fine.

Daily Outfit: August 25, 2012

JSK & Bow: Handmade

Blouse: Ann Taylor Loft

Tights: Delias

Shoes: Macy’s

Bracelets: Target

Ring: Forever 21

The complete outfit! It was super comfy because they keep the convention floor fairly cold. I neglected to take a photo of the back while I was wearing it, so here’s a finished shot of the bustle back:

Mostly just because it was the trickiest part to get right and I don’t know that I’ll be doing that again any time soon, so here are the ruffles that plagued me so!

But I did manage to get a photo in Emperor Palpatine’s chair!

I didn’t get recognized as a lolita or anything, but I did get some compliments on my dress and questions about the applique, so that was nice.

Oh and here’s a couple of photos of my other outfits, for good measure:

I wore Padme again! I’m not sure if I ever posted this here last time I wore it or not. Anyway, I was glad it held up okay and I’m getting much better at putting all of that makeup on!

And my friend Claire and I made matching lady versions of Han and Chewie! These were a lot of fun to wear, but I don’t know that I’ll be rushing to sew and/or wear fur again anytime soon.

That’s enough Star Wars silliness for now, I think! I’m hoping to get a change to wear more lolita now that fall is on it’s way! I definitely have an outfit in planning for the Renaissance Faire and I’m hoping to get to some meetups soon too. I should also redo my layout sometime soon, it suddenly occurs to me that I’ve had this one quite a while!

This is pretty much what my life has looked like the past week or two when I’m not busy staring at a blank Microsoft Word document in the vague hopes that my first grad school class’ final paper will write itself! I’m hard at work on my costuming and lolita plans for Star Wars Celebration VI.

That would be the design for my Death Star dress up there and most of the progress I’ve made thus far. The bustle is finally done, ended up being more ruffles than I originally planned thanks to my inability to do math, but everything worked out just fine.

I’m pretty much just crossing my fingers that I can get everything done on time at this point! I’ve got a very busy schedule for the rest of the month so I can’t promise that updates will be frequent, but I will definitely try and keep up with some sewing posts and of course some fabulous Celebration pictures at the end of the month!

Last weekend was crazy. Thursday at Midnight I went with some friends to see The Avengers. Friday we woke up and marathoned all of Star Wars for May the Fourth (May the Fourth be with you, get it?), and then we woke up early on Saturday to stand in line for Free Comic Book Day! I wore nerdy lolita stuff for all of it haha. This is probably the most I’ve worn my nerdy-themed frills all at once. So here’s my outfits!

Daily Outfit May 3, 2012:

JSK: Fan Plus Friend

Cardigan: Forever 21

Shoes: Bodyline

Tights: Delias

Bow: Handmade

The first outfit is by far the silliest haha. I put together a Thor coordinate for The Avengers! I made the bow complete with little wings on the sides to look like his helmet (by far the biggest bow I own, this thing is huge) and added some plain silver buttons I made in my button maker to my F+F jsk to match the circles on his armor. The cardigan matches his cape, and of course I had to get a hammer.

Flying away with Mjölnir! Officially one of the silliest pictures of me on the internet.

Daily Outfit May 4, 2012:

Skirt: Angelic Pretty

T-Shirt: Disney World

Socks: Target

A really simple outfit for May the 4th because I know I would be sitting around a lot and wanted to be comfy. In reality I only ended up wearing this for a few hours before I gave up in favor of Star Wars pjs, but I thought it was cute so I got a picture! I was delighted to find this shirt matched the pink in this skirt. It’s a bit hard to see but it’s got Leia Minnie Mouse on it and Chewbacca in the background and the bottom says “I’d Just as Soon Kiss a Wookie.” It’s pretty much the most delightful shirt I own.

I also made these cookies for the occasion! Williams & Sonoma cookie cutters, made from scratch sugar & chocolate sugar cookies, and I dipped the bottoms in home made royal icing. Delicious :D

Daily Outfit May 5, 2012:

Skirt: Handmade

Tights & Boots: Target

Shirt: Hot Topic

Bow: Handmade

Casual Batgirl outfit for waiting outside in the heat for Free Comic Book Day. I’d been wanting to wear these boots with some lolita for a while and this was a perfect excuse. On my way there though I totally got a big hole in these tights D: I will miss them, they’ve been very useful!

It was a great weekend but very tiring! And now I’m down to the Animazement sewing crunch. Two weeks left and I’m not done with anything, so it’ll be a bit of a challenge! I’m making good progress though, and if all goes well I’ll have panel news in the next couple of days.

I said a little while ago that I’d wanted to wear more nerdy lolita, so here’s some from a week or so ago! I’m pretty pleased with how everything came together, I’m hoping to wear more outfits like this soon. I’d like to get more use out of my growing collection of nerdy t-shirts, and since I do wear lolita out most of the time, this is a great way to do it.

Last summer I promised some outfit pictures with my finished Star Wars pieces, but they were never taken because I had lost my camera at the convention. But! Finally! Here they are in all their nerdy glory.

My R2 skirt!

And my Stormtrooper JSK. For more pictures and outfit undowns, have a look at my post on the EGL LJ community! I had a lot of fun wearing these at the convention. I even had a couple of people approach me to talk about the fashion, which was delightful surprise! They also turned out to be my comfiest things. The con was in Florida, but they cranked up the air conditioning a lot so the only time I was too warm was walking from the hotel to the convention center and back in the heat haha. I hope to wear them again for something soon!

I’m sorry for not posting for so long you guys! After my trip to Florida I moved back into the dorm, so I’ve been pretty busy these past few days. The trip was amazing, but I’m very sad to say that I lost my camera at the convention. It really sucks, but I’ll be replacing it as soon as I can!

Overall, my lolita Star Wars outfits went over extremely well. I met a couple of people who knew the fashion, and explained it to a couple of curious people. Best of all though, it was something comfortable to wear around the convention. I’ll definitely be getting pictures of the outfits as soon as possible!

Well I’m still frantically sewing to finish my cosplay in time for Celebration V, but I’ve finished my Star Wars lolita pieces, so I thought I’d share!
I’m really pleased with how my R2D2 skirt came out. I’ll be wearing it with a white underskirt. It’s a bit hard to see, but there are little star buttons and pearls scattered across the skirt!

To match, I slid a bow on a pearl headband I got at Forever 21. It has matching stars and pearls!

I also made these cute earrings to match both of my outfits.

Okay, I’m not gonna lie. This may be the best lolita thing I’ve ever made. So cool. The little Stormtrooper helmets are felt with little matching gray bows! I’m trying to decide what I should wear hair-wise with this. I’m thinking about maybe a headdress with another little felt helmet in the center, or just a gray bow so as not to detract from the awesomeness of the dress. What do you guys think?

First up is my R2D2 skirt pile. That freezer paper stencil is actually currently ironed on, painted in, and drying currently. I’ll probably have to do another coat. R2 is on the lower right side of the skirt, and the star buttons will be scattered around. Look at those unintentionally matching socks! So awesome. My other project is of a little more sinister nature….
I was originally only going to have one outfit, but then I spotted these socks on Sock Dreams for $5 with free shipping and I just could not resist. So I’m planning on a Stormtrooper themed JSK. Best part of this outfit is that the thread color is named “Manatee” which is so ridiculous.

I hope you guys don’t mind my constant geeking out, I’m pretty excited about these projects. I’ll definitely be posting updates, finished projects, and eventually pictures from the convention.

An outfit I’d love to wear this week:JSK:MetaBlouse: BodylineSocks: MAMBow: Angelic PrettyEverything Else: Offbrand
Oh hey there you guys! I’ve been doing lots and lots of non-lolita stuff recently, school work, costuming, and doctor’s appointments mostly. Please bear with me while my summer goes crazy! Speaking of costuming, with all this Star Wars on the brain I couldn’t resist a Stormtrooper themed coordinate this week. Being a lolita and a cosplayer, it’s impossible for me to resist combining the two sooometimes, and I like to do it in the form of themes. Rather than turning a character into a lolita, which is rarely works out.